New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to the Union government and the Competition Commission of India (CCI), directing them to file an affidavit within a week that explains the rationale behind imposing penalties on companies based on their global turnover rather than their India revenue. The court was hearing a plea filed by Apple Inc, which is challenging recent amendments to the Competition Act that allow penalties to be computed on a company's global turnover.

However, a bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela declined to pass any order on the CCI's request that Apple be directed to submit its financial details by 8 December. It also did not comment on Apple's...